Guf told the truth about the collapse of the Centr group. Ptah Biography - Collapse of Centr, Conflicts, Solo Creativity Guf and slim conflict

What's happened

On Wednesday it became known that a criminal case had been opened against David Nuriev under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He is charged with inciting hatred or hostility towards a group of people united on the basis of “assisting law enforcement agencies in searching for and apprehending criminals” - and specifically in relation to the Anti-Dealer movement.

“Inciting hatred” took place almost a year ago, at a concert at the 16 Ton club on September 23, 2015. It was expressed in the fact that Ptah called the volunteer police assistants vicious women and called for writing an unprintable word on the cars of the Anti-Dealer movement.

Initially, Guf was supposed to perform at “16 tons” on this day, but on September 20, after a concert by the group Centr (Guf, Ptah and Slim), an operation by the Federal Drug Control Service took place in Krasnoyarsk with the participation of the local Anti-Dealer movement. Guf and Slim were tested for the presence of drugs in their bodies and sentenced to 5 and 6 days of arrest, respectively. Ptah managed to return to Moscow, avoiding the attention of law enforcement agencies, and became one of the participants in the concert on September 23, who performed there instead of the arrested Guf. Thus, Bird, in a sense, suffered for his comrade.

Ptah was one of the most active participants in the Centr vs “Anti-dealer” conflict

Finding himself the only member of the Centr group who remained at large, Ptakha very actively became involved in the media conflict with Anti-Dealer, accusing the organizer of this movement, State Duma deputy from the LDPR party Dmitry Nosov, of unlawful actions and the desire to hype up the arrest of a popular group. For example, Ptakha suggested that fans of the Centr group tag Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in photos on Instagram in order to inform him about the arrest of rappers in Krasnoyarsk (after some time, Ptakha reported that Medvedev had blacklisted him). Ptah went on Lifenews broadcasts, wrote to the chairman of the LDPR party, deputy Lebedev, complaining about deputy Nosov, and so on.

Dmitry Nosov first became famous as a wrestler who won Olympic bronze with an injured hand, after which he gradually entered politics. In 2014, members of the squads he created of young sports people, who allegedly helped the police identify facts of drug trafficking, already disrupted Guf’s solo concert in Krasnoyarsk. True, then the rapper freely left the city and in subsequent interviews spoke about that action in a rather mocking tone. The current criminal case against David Nuriev was opened on the basis of a statement filed by the Anti-Dealer participants - that is, this is a continuation of the same protracted story.

Ptah - one of the founders of the most popular rap group of the 2000s

Ptakha met Guf in 2000 on the set of the video for the Rostov group “Casta” “We take it on the streets.” The video was filmed in Moscow, and representatives of the Moscow rap community, which was not so large at that time, were invited for crowd scenes. Subsequently, Guf and Ptakha united into the Centr group, which also included Slim. In the mid-2000s, Centr became the first underground rap group whose concerts in Moscow attracted 4–5 thousand spectators.

It is believed that a quarrel between Ptah and Guf led to the latter leaving the Centr group in 2009. The reunion of the Centr group, which took place in 2014, took place after Guf and Ptah met and made peace. Two years later, the Centr group ceased to exist again, and two of its members, Guf and Slim, are now recording a joint project without Ptah.

Ptah is one of the most conflicted people in Russian rap

It’s quite difficult to remember any outstanding hit or extremely convincing verse from Bird. However, there is something about him that has allowed him to remain on the radar for the past ten years. Bird has a lot of energy, he is quick-tempered, and as a result, he constantly conflicts with someone, again and again attracting attention to himself.

At the stage of growing popularity, the Centr group opposed itself to Timati and his rap, which came out of glamorous clubs - and Ptah was one of his loudest critics. Ptah had been in conflict for a long time with the German Russian-speaking rapper Drago, with whom they challenged each other to a mixfight for a long time.

What happens to people who argue with Bird on Twitter?

In January 2015, Ptakha gave an interview to the Chita.ru website, in which he criticized the work of the Gazgolder rap label, headed by Basta. Ptah expressed the opinion that new artists, having signed a contract with Gazgolder, disappear from view. This caused a resonance and was actively discussed by the audience; a couple of months later, Basta’s label recalled his words, removing Ptakh’s release from sale on iTunes, in which one of the artists on their label participated, as being placed there without a contract and violating copyright.

In the same interview, Ptakha expressed his attitude towards Oksimiron and other new wave rappers: “They rhyme well, but there is no rap in them.” A few months later, a track appeared with Oksimiron’s verse, which contained the lines “Bird says that there is no rap in me, - okay, there is no Bird in my rap,” to which he responded with threats to explain “who in the verses should not be touched.”

Bird himself is interested in politics

The news about Ptah's participation in the elections made me remember a meme with his lines from the song of the group Centr

It was during last year’s conflict with Nosov that it became known that Ptah was also a member of the LDPR party - he wrote about this in a message to Lebedev. In 2014, he even ran for deputy of the municipal assembly of the Mikhailovo-Yartsevskoye settlement in New Moscow, but did not take his election campaign seriously and lost the election.

In addition, Ptah is a consistent opponent of the Maidan; he pointedly refused to participate in the Ukrainian tour of the Centr group, but he went to concerts in Lugansk and Donetsk and was photographed there with firearms.

One of the brightest rappers in Russia, for whom “conflict” can be called a middle name.

Real name: David Nuriev
Creative pseudonym: Bird x Bore
Year of birth: 3.06.1981
City: Baku
Nationality: Azerbaijani
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 82 kg

The first part of the biography Birds () was dedicated his personal life and development. In the second part it is revealed conflict temperament that doesn't stop draw attention to Ptahe since 2008.

The first known conflict of Ptah began more than 10 years ago - in 2008.

Bird and Drago. Conflict 2008

In 2008,when battle rap was the prerogative of Internet platforms, and not a national phenomenon, rappersDrago, St1m'a and Serega catches a biting lineBirds from the track "About love".

Doesn't keep you waiting long Drago releasesdiss to Center(mostly onBirdie ), calling Center drug addicts. After which follows O a fight between two rappers in video format.

In the end, everything comes down to the fact that the attitudewe have to decide with our fists. Bird calling Drago to mixfight.

100 kg battle rapper Drago agrees,staging a fight in Ukraine. But Birdis not, hoping thatthat this is all kindergarten.

The collapse of the Center group - Why did Guf leave Centr?

Centercontinues to collectcrowds of thousands on tour,without foreshadowing anytroubles. But somewhere already insidea big conflict arises.

Bird and Guf quarrel with each other.Gufa not happy thatBird “hangs out” and doesn’t teachyour texts, A Birdie , What Guf Maybe disappear somewhere, forgetting about everything.To the point of not comingto shoot a video, where a film crew with paid equipment is waiting for him.

The atmosphere becomes tense when in 2009Center performs in Lugansk where it happens an event that forces Gufa to leave the group.

What happened inLugansk rappers are kept secret.What is known is that the conflicthappened at home and finally tipped the scales. Guf leaves Ccentral Vsolo creativity.

By untesteddata provided by twitter , Bird and Isa (ex-wife Gufa ) chatted on the phone about rather intimate topics. Having learned about thisGuf left the project and got divorced.

The group does not cease to exist. The basis remainsSlim and Bird.

The next three years pass relatively calmly. Bird manages to add another nickname for himself - Nerd and releasesAlbum “Cigarettes” 2010 and Album “Legends About…Centr ” 2011.

The rapper explains his pseudonym by saying that all his life he was a stubborn bore who loved to grumble.Cigarettes' album is different from creativity Birds good sadness, without melancholy inserts.

“I am sincerely happy about the success of my brothers. But I know that tomorrow each of them can betray me.”

Bird in the “Three Whales” Composition

In 2011, Bird throws a party in honor of his 30th anniversary, where as guestsRepresentatives of Bustazz Records are coming to MC— Gipsy King and Tato.

This year rappers together with Ptah They report that they are preparing an experimental album “ Three whales" , which came out in 2012.

Bird and Shock (Schokk) - Conflict

In 2012 between Shock and Birdconflict begins to grow from skirmishes toTwitter. However, rappers solve the problem by meeting in person.

The bird scores the “arrow” withShockwhen he arrives inMoscow, getting the address where to go.Rappers meet andsolve problems verbally.

Their collaboration was released in 2013.The clip shocked everyoneafter all, they were extremely different representatives of culture.

Ptah Albums “Po Nizam” 2013 and “Fitova” 2015

Next couple of yearshave been relatively quiet in Bird's career. The rapper was delving into himself,experimenting with my creativity and gut.He gave up heavydrugs and alcohol.

Album released in 2013“Through the Bottoms”,which according toBirds , was tortured hundreds of hours.

He searched for every line, walking through Moscow courtyards and clubs, remembering the atmosphere of those days.

By the way, after a year and a halfthe long-promised collection will be released “ Fit ”, which will consist ofmany joint tracks, which were not previously included in releases.

Bird and Obe1 Kanobe Fight - Conflict between Bird and Obe1Kanobe

In 2014, the controversial rapper registers a second Twitter account,loading clips of dirt that instantly begin to pour out on the entire hip-hop community.

Exactly there Obiwan says that Center broke up becauseIsa wrote Ptahe intimate messages.

It hurts Birdie , he calls Obiwana to a meeting in Gorky Park, from whichthe first one refuses.

Then Bird finds him in the city wherenotably beats the rapper in a fair fight. This was recorded on video.

In turn, he gives an interview where he provides his version of events:

Ptah LDPR - Ptah's entry into the LDPR

Same year Bird decides to stir up interest in himself, V stepping into Zhirinovsky's LDPR party.

The rapper becomes a deputymunicipal significance of the village of Shishkin Les.

He calls the solutionfun, and since then he has never appeared in the ranks of fellow party members.

“I realized that this is not mine. It was a joke for me. All my crazy antics like “running for parliament” are my fan.”

Merging the CENTR group

IN 2014 year follows an event that is blowing up the Internet again.

Guf, Slim and Ptah announce reunion of the group Centr.

Bird says that one dayI woke up in the morning and realized that he was tired of these graters.

Bird offered Gufu make peace. After a couple of hoursSlim I was already on my way to the apartmentGufu , anticipating joyful reunion of the group.

“Be yourself, keep faith in your soul.”

Ptah, Basta and Oksimiron - Conflict

In one of the interviewsBird spoke unflatteringly about the labelBasty “ Gas holder” and creativity

The reason was thatBird I thought thatGas holder took And famous artists, after which about them any information in the media disappeared. A Oksimiron— technical ms,but there is not even a drop of real rap in it.

Reply from Bastyshould release withdrawal Birds from ITunes , which hostedparticipation of rappers from the Gazgolder label.

Dedicated Ptahe line in the track:

“ Bird says I don't have rap in me - okay, my rap doesn't have Bird in me ”

Conflict between Bird and the Anti-Diller movement

In 2015 Gufa and Slim detained in Krasnoyarsk for several days due tosuspected of possession and use of narcotic substances, based on movement “Anti-dealer”.

This year Bird expresses a note of support to his friends,speaking at the Moscow club “16 tons” with a provocative speech.He stated that the police would only help“not very good people,” calling for writing obscene language on traffic cars.

This became the reasonfor a response.In 2016 in the rapper's apartmentA search is carried out and nothing illegal is revealed.

The rapper is on trial for humiliation of dignity and incitement of hatred or enmity “against a group of persons united on the basis of “providing assistance to law enforcement agencies in the search and detention of criminals.”

On Birdie a case is being opened under the article282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, depriving him of the opportunity leave Moscow.

The rapper was sentencedobliging him to pay a fine of200 000 rubles

Ptah – Concerts in Donbass

Bird never did not hide his anti-Ukrainian position, caused by revolution of 2014.

In 2016 rapper visited Lugansk and Donetskwith concerts, having received a citizen’s passport of the self-proclaimed “LPR” and, taking this opportunity,shot at the range.

As a result Ptahe was banned entry to Ukraineat the legislative level,because his actions are considered extremism and a violation of the integrity of Ukraine.

“Even in the cafes there are signs that you can’t enter with weapons. You know, there are signs with dogs and ice cream crossed out. And there the Kalashnikov assault rifle is crossed out.”

New album of the Centr group “System” 2016

2 years after the mergerCenter releases his third album “System” 2016.

The release was warmly received by the public, although it did not cause the hype of previous years.

“Not a bad point. But there is too much about cops. Maybe this came after the story with Krasnoyarsk. "

Disintegration of the Center group - Second disintegration of the Centr group

In April 2016,a couple of hours before my concert,Center once again announced as a listenerabout the end of his creative path,which will henceforth besolo.

In the first couple of rappersthey called it a decision detached fromconflicts, but soon Details began to emerge.

“I made a lot of noise. Vadik is a complete production. He cut, sheared, moved it all in the studio. Lyosha? Lyosha, as a rule, came, wrote something and left. I created all the noise around the group: all sorts of scandals, pulling out. I did this."

Bird vs Guf on Versus Battle

Several videos fromGufa where is the rapper n being in a not very sober state, cuts the truth to the womb.

To one of the questions he answers that he will come out withBirdie for a battle for 2 million rubles. Initially Bird notified who wants half ofany amount requestedGuf .

Autumn 2017 Restaurateur officially confirmed, what a battle - to be!

Battle between Guf and Ptah P will be released in January, and the release will most likely be a month later.

“I’m not going to win, but to say and hear the unsaid.”

Ptah - Conflict with Navalny

In March, a wave of protests swept across Russia,associated with the condemnation of the oppositionpresidential candidate Alexei Navalny.

The youth entered into confrontation with intelligence services. It worked out without bloodshed. In honor of this Bird released a video supporting the regime of the current government, calling the protesters “majors".

This was the reasoninciting hatred towards the rapper.Many listenersrecognized the so-called government order in the track. But Bird continues to deny this information.

“Patriotism is a clear understanding that this is your land, your family, your friends. It's all behind you. Patriotism is supporting your country. For example, I refused to travel to Ukraine not because I don’t like it. I love her very much. I have many friends there. This was a fundamental moment."

Dissolution of TsAO Records

In March 2017 Bird announces complete dissolution and closureTsAO Records.

Bird and Grandson - Conflict

In August, one of the members of the formerCentral Administrative Districtmakes a loud statement thatBird didn't pay money to his artists and illegally sold marijuana.

Answer Birds was like that moneypaid based on earnings and for all the time Vnuk sold material only for2 thousand rubles.For concerts and festivals to everyonethey paid correctly.

“In all my time with the Central Administrative District, I have not received anything in terms of earnings. The Central Administrative District never brought any money. Sometimes I even invest money in it to keep it afloat. It is necessary to hire a team of professionals, command them, control the process - and I was not ready for this story. That’s why TsAO is not a label, but a get-together.”

Ptah – Jewelry Brand “Bronnitsky Jeweler”

Early 2018 it became known that Bird became a representative of a jewelry brand “Bronnitsky Jeweler”.

It was announced together with the rapper line of jewelry called “Lyrics”(Songs).

"Lyrics"- this is a state of mind: sometimes positive, sometimes negative, but always sensual"

Bird. Our days

Not so long ago Bird presented his new album“Cheerful” 2017.

The rapper said that he will gradually move away from hip-hop,experimenting with such genreslike jazz and blues. They were close to himfrom early childhood. The world continues keep an eye on this interesting character and wait for the third reunion of the Center 😉

Bird. Interesting Facts

• The rapper admits that he acts first and thinks later
• Doesn't hide the fact that he smokes weed
• Be ashamed of your song “Cats”
• Likes SLOVO more than Versus
• Have memory problems
• Addicted to social networks
• Records tracks exclusively at night

​The day before yesterday Guf wrote on Twitter saying that he had heard rumors that someone wanted to challenge him to a battle. The first one that comes to mind, of course, is Ptah - a man who probably has a lot of dirt on his former colleague, a man whose career has been slowly sinking since the very first collapse of the Center. Last night, Bird finally went on the attack, waving his dirty laundry over his head.

Ptah always considered himself a kind of guardian of the truth in Russian rap, got involved in other people’s squabbles, and threatened offenders. This is not surprising: Ptah at least positions himself as a man of “those times” - he has gangster friends, and he himself “only works,” and he himself is “for justice.”

However, David loves to hype. Here are a few examples offhand, so as not to be unfounded: then, stating that there is no rap in it (we apologize, but who in Russia determines the degree of rap content - Ptah? And who endowed him with these powers?).

That : “We don’t sell out, don’t bend and don’t change our decisions. We are creating a real information portal about Russian rap, and not a public page in which everyone can post the products of their “creativity” for 2,500 rubles.”. Yeah, but soon a peace agreement was concluded with “New Rap”, and there was no information portal in sight. Are you not bending? Don't change your decisions? Exactly?

Ptah in terms of rap (and, probably, life views in general) is orthodox to the core. Well, perhaps this is even commendable - everyone has the right to their own tastes. One of the main (at least one of the most frequently repeated) postulates of that very “real” hip-hop is: “Hip-hop is beyond politics.” But what about Ptakhi, who once decided to become a deputy from the LDPR party? And what about Ptah, who (like the majors? They checked their income, looked into everyone’s pocket?) and then? What about Bird, who? What about Ptakhi, who has visited Donetsk and Lugansk with concerts more than once? The casket simply opens: in those places where a normal artist would never go in life, Ptah is a star of great magnitude. Exchange full halls in Donetsk and Lugansk for several failed ones in Odessa, Kharkov, Dnieper and Kyiv? Yes, it’s easy, it’s hard to judge here, the mathematics is simple, but the politicians here are above the roof.

Do you remember how Ptah “declared war” on bloggers Khovansky and Larin? “We will eradicate clowns like Khovansky and Larin from our topic. These characters get into rap with their mommy and thereby kill the culture.” Although Larin never said anything about any mothers - the blogger even recorded a video message to Ptah to urge him not to resort to physical violence.

And last summer Ptah wrote that he “found someone who will have to answer my invitation to versus” - he called him a “jumper”, obviously. But why does he need this - he already has full halls all over the country.

Finally, in a recent huge interview, here's what Bird had to say about the battles:

– How do you feel about Versus Battle?

- Disgusting. I think it's not normal for people to go out and throw mud at each other. It is immoral. This is complete nonsense and idiocy, no matter how technical it is.

Why did Bird suddenly decide to do something disgusting, abnormal, immoral, complete nonsense and idiocy? Why was he just so against battles, and now he decided to call Guf?

Let's be honest: for the sake of hype. Because Ptakh’s videos get 200, 300, even 500 thousand views, because they are already accustomed to his attacks on everyone, and Versus with Guf are guaranteed 20 million views, a sharp increase in sales on digital platforms and the number of concerts.

Bird is preparing an album - the last one, if not a failure, then certainly didn’t work, and if the same fate befalls David’s new release, he will finally go to the bottom.

Main question: Why did Ptah keep Guf’s angry audio message for about a year and a half? Why didn’t he decide everything at once, on the spot, because he is such a fighter for justice and truth? Why did he come to Shock to find out everything face to face, but couldn’t go to Guf?

From the same interview:

– To be honest, have you ever had to betray a friend?

- No. And thank God. Never betrayed a friend. This is my big problem.

Is the problem probably resolved? Isn’t it a betrayal to post publicly a message that a friend (OK, even an “ex-best friend”) addressed to you? Is this concept necessary...

Bird kept this message as a straw that he could grab onto - they say, look, Lyosha offended me, now I am FORCED to call him! That’s true, but, firstly, why didn’t David immediately, like a man, solve the problem?

Secondly, we don’t know what made Guf send this message - after all, he didn’t write it down out of the blue; Ptah probably said something before that? In the end, since Ptah took the game to the level of a laundry basket, where is the guarantee that this was not a provocation? Guf's tirade was taken out of the conversation, and it is definitely impossible to evaluate it alone.

Finally, there is nothing out of the ordinary in Guf’s message; it sounds like the most ordinary quarrel between people who have known each other for a long time.

“And don’t shout like that anymore, otherwise you’re acting like a chick.” Is it a masculine act to put something that needs to be decided face to face for everyone to see? It’s possible to kick Obi in the balls, but it’s not possible to hit Guf, is he really needed for the battle?

How events can develop:

1. Guf accepts the challenge, Bird takes out new incriminating evidence from the caches, hoping to gain the upper hand due to the skeletons in the closet, Guf wins by one wicket, if only because it is true “I read better than you.”

Who will win: First of all, the Restaurateur.

2. Guf ignores Ptah, who continues to provoke him, releases the album “Daring”, and next year becomes the headliner of the “DPR Coachella”.

Who will win: Guf is definitely not losing.

3. Instead of going to the battle, Guf writes a diss on Ptah (perhaps work on it is already underway). Bird, of course, will answer.

Who will win: the one who then releases a stronger album, and here, it seems, everything is clear again.

Recommendations for Ptah: prove everything with musical material, release an interesting album, experiment, in the end, and stop thinking of yourself as the conscience of Russian rap - after yesterday’s act, this is definitely not the case.

Finally, answer these simple questions for yourself: why did Bird close the ability to comment on YouTube? Why are there twice as many dislikes on videos as there are likes? And, finally, why should the second part of “Gusli” be released soon, and not “Ptasli”?

P.S. The column was written before, which, in principle, did not change anything - it only made it clear that Guf is ready to fight with anyone, at any time. Maybe this is what Bird wanted?

Tomorrow in St. Petersburg there will be Versus with the participation of Guf and Ptakha, the first high-profile battle of 2018 with an unprecedented prize fund by world standards - three million rubles. We recall the background to the conflict between two ex-Centr members, which developed over ten years.

- August 2009

Slim and Ptah responded with a clip “Spice baby”, an evil parody of Guf’s hit that was booming at the time (Ptah didn’t read in the song itself, but starred in the video).

Later in an interview with TV Jam Guf speaks, What The reason for the breakup of the group was “not women or drugs,” but “some kind of envy, money, something else.”“The two participants probably didn’t have enough attention from the public.” Bird's version: this was led to by some mysterious events on June 6, 2009 in Lugansk.

- Autumn 2009

In an interview with Rap.ru, answering questions about the future prospects of the Centr group without Guf, Ptah says: “ I think there will still be a new Centr album. Maybe we can make peace and make it the three of us. Or maybe if we don’t make peace, we’ll make it three.”

- Spring 2012

Quote from Bird: “It was a breakthrough for me. My cap was running then. I personally did not share anything with anyone. There was a moment when it was necessary to take a serious step, which would still have led to the collapse of the group. This is a closed topic, I don’t want to talk about it. Telling the true story of the collapse of the Centr group is fucked up. I'm not ready for this second wave. There's a lot of dirt, underground stuff. I'm not ready for the second wave of throwing mud at each other. It was the people who perceived Guf as a leader. But we ourselves did not have such a concept - “leader”. I did promotion and PR. Vadim was responsible for the musical component. At that moment Lyosha was hanging around and writing texts.”

Quote from Slim: “The situation that happened then was the last straw. I have a mediocre relationship with her. It seems to me that Guf eventually left because, firstly, he understood that he would be in demand as a solo artist in the same way as in the Centr group. And that's a fact . Secondly, the relations within the group did not completely suit him. All this accumulated in a lumpy way, and eventually a situation arose after which we stopped communicating.”

- Autumn 2014

- June 2016

In an interview with LIfe.ru, he also says that he didn't like Bird's reading and his work on stage.“I felt terribly uncomfortable being around this person. Vadik and I expressed complaints to him about the reading and performance of his verses - I was absolutely not satisfied with what he was doing and how he treated the album.”

Bird responds to these claims in an interview with The Flow. “Lyosha started to stress me out because I was partying. I chose a profession for myself so that I can hang out. I don’t think it’s anything terrible to go on stage with a joint and a bottle of whiskey. I'm a rapper. Not a pop artist, not some opera singer, I'm a rapper. This is normal for me. And when they try to tell me that I should work specifically... That’s it, as soon as I heard the word “work”, I say: “Okay. I’ll go play music, and you guys work.” We had a huge quarrel over this.”

- May 2017

Also, Guf, answering the question of how he attracts the attention of beautiful girls, says that you should ask Ptah about this - he has more girls.

- June-July 2017

A little later, he gives a fiery interview to the Ren TV channel. Guf’s personal life also becomes a reason for discussion.

Powerful quote: “I think he is a vile, two-faced, materialistic person. And also alphonsite. I've been a gigolo for half my life. He always chose the chick who was not more beautiful, but richer. A vile, two-faced, mercantile person who looks for his own benefit everywhere. I won’t be surprised that he will also sign up with Timati after throwing mud at him.” A couple of weeks later, the premiere of Timati and Guf’s joint video “Generation” takes place.

On September 19, rapper Ptah challenged Guf, a former Centr bandmate with whom he had a conflict, to a battle. Guf agreed, demanded two million rubles for participation, and at the same time cursed the entire modern Russian rap scene. If the scheduled battle actually takes place, it promises to become no less a high-profile event than the recent battle between rappers Oksimiron and Gnoyny, which received 24 million views on YouTube and became the subject of discussion in major federal media.

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On April 30, 2016, the rap group Centr gave its last concert - the musicians performed at the Teleclub venue in Yekaterinburg. After this, Ptah (David Nuriev) began recording solo, and the other two participants Guf (Alexey Dolmatov) and Slim (Vadim Motylev) teamed up and released a joint album GuSli in 2017.

The artists did not hide the fact that the reason for the breakup of the group was the conflict between Guf and Ptah. Guf talked about him in YouTube interview journalist Yuri Dudu, and Ptah - in his social networks and in an interview with RenTV: “I think that he is a vile, two-faced person, mercantile. And also alphonsite. I've been a gigolo for half my life. He always chose the chick who was not more beautiful, but richer. A vile, two-faced, mercantile person who seeks his own benefit everywhere.” Guf then responded to this with a tweet: “He crowed again.”

Late in the evening of September 19, on the channel of his label TsAO on YouTube, Ptah posted a three-minute video in which Guf’s irritated address to him is heard: the rapper says that he no longer wants to see Ptah and that he sucks the energy out of everyone. After this, Ptah challenged his former colleague to a battle, declaring: “It’s time to take him out for his words.” In 16 hours, the video collected more than 180 thousand views on YouTube.

This is how Ptah responded to criticism from commentators in the “New Rap” community on VKontakte, where his video was published.

The next day, Guf conducted a 20-minute broadcast on Instagram, in which he agreed to the battle and presented his conditions - two million rubles from Versus organizer Alexander Timartsev, also known as the Restaurateur. (In March 2017 Timartsev told Yuri Dudu, who pays artists from 20 to 150 thousand rubles for participation in Versus).

“Two lyama - and I’ll fight. I answer the boy. Two million, Restaurateur, is not a lot of money for you. You change the “behu” in every f*cking “versus”. I hate this whole sharashka office of yours - neither Slovo, nor Versus, I don’t fucking need you. I am on my own, you know that perfectly well. I'm a gopnik, yes, I'm a gopnik. I want two straps, I want a new car without a sign, because I have been deprived of my rights for life, you understand. And you, Feathered, remember, I will come, alone, with the boys - fuck it, you will stand opposite, this will be your biggest funeral.”

At the same time, Guf spoke about the conflict with the current husband of his ex-wife Aiza Dolmatova (she is raising a son from a musician) and talked about his famous colleagues in the industry. He expressed his attitude towards Oksimiron (Miron Fedorov):

“What Oksimiron, go study at Oxford to understand him - I don’t understand.”

And to young popular rappers:

“You mixed up all the shores, or what? Pharaohs, T-Fests, who are you getting at me? Who are you? Come here."

“Sorry, please, Adilchik. You came and starred in the video wearing these womanish glasses, it looked like a freak****. You write: “I didn’t want to get into trouble if they asked me like a brother.” I won’t ask you for anything else, my dear Kazakh. I loved you very much, your rap is awesome, but I don’t understand what you’re reading about, and not all chicks are bitches, okay?”

Guf accused his former friend Basta (Vasily Vakulenko) of not helping him during his drug addiction:

“I declare to everyone, Vasya, to you too, I understand that everyone feels f***** [excellent]. But while I was hanging around, could you at least once call and put me in a rehab center? I injected five grams a day of Hera for six months. You’re like, “I help all drug addicts,” I fuck such helpers in the mouth. I don’t mean that I’m fucking you in the mouth, I’m afraid of you, you’re crazy, you’re eating me up like no***. But I’m not pissing on you, you’re not my friend, you’re an acquaintance.”

The broadcast was watched by almost 20 thousand viewers. This was followed by new statements on Instagram from both parties to the conflict.